Overview This article outlines best practices for setting up and scheduling Zoom meetings and classes. Best Practices It is best to schedule your meetings in Zoom rather than to use a personal meeting room. When scheduling a meeting you can configure your meeting to restrict or allow features that may prevent unwanted interruptions. Give your meeting an appropriate Topic and Description - Students and meeting attendies are probably participating in several meetings and classes per day. Providing a descriptive topic will help them navigate their day. Set your scheduled meetings as recurring if…

Overview Linkedin Learning is an online video training catalog available to all current St. Lawrence Students, Faculty, and Staff. Below you will find information to sign in with your St. Lawrence username and password and how to add Linkedin Learning to your personal Linkedin account. For more information about Linkedin Learning and the content that is available, please visit https://learning.linkedin.com/for-higher-education Instructions To login to Linkedin Learning: In your web browser, navigate to https://stlawu.edu/linkedin-learning Login using your St. Lawrence email address and…

Recording Live Classes Faculty with Licensed Zoom account can record to the cloud. By default, the following is recorded when recording to the cloud with Zoom: The active speaker Shared screen An audio only version of the recording A text file of all chat messages If a student becomes the active speaker during a recording and is sharing their video, their video will be recorded. Other audio may also be recorded even from those who are not the active speaker. To ensure student privacy, by default the following is not recorded when recording to the cloud with Zoom: Gallery view Participants'…

Feature Overview Display thumbnails of all student/lab computers to monitor activity Display of instructor computer on all student computers Display of any individual student computer on room display Display annotation Blank student screens Lock student computers App/Web limiting Send messages to any individual or all student computers Receive messages from student computers Send files out to students and receive files back Student polling Remote control of student computer If you are interested in using and/or learning more about LANSchool, please submit a Service Request or contact the IT…

Overview JAMF Pro Self Service is available on St. Lawrence University owned Mac devices. JAMF Pro Self Service can be used to install new software which the university owns and is licensed to distribute on campus. A helpful analogy is to think of Self Service as St. Lawrence University's version of the Apple App Store. Tutorial Open the Self Service application, which is located in the Applications Folder Additionally, you can use Spotlight Search, accessible from either the Magnifying Glass Icon in the top right corner of the screen or by pressing Command (⌘) + Space, and typing Self Service…

Save time grading paper-based assignments. Gradescope supports worksheets, quizzes/exams, and papers. Students upload handwritten assignments ("scanned" with cell phone camera) to be graded. Grade with a rubric that can be created/changed as you work through submissions. Important: If using Safari, under preferences users will need to turn off "Prevent cross-site tracking" Access Gradescope Canvas Integration (Instructors) Adding the Canvas integration will allow you to add your course and sync your roster into Gradescope. From your Canvas course, click Settings Click Navigation From the list…

Create custom photo and video scavenger hunts played through an app on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Instructors Instructors who would like to use Goosechase will need to be added to our organizational account by an administrator in IT. Simply submit a service request to IT to request access. Once granted, you will receive an email with instructions. Documentation Getting Started with Goosechase Scavenger Hust Quick-Start Checklist Remote Scavenger Hunts Goosechase Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Students Students can participate as guests and therefore may not need to…

Information Distribution groups are University email lists that the University and departments use to send email communication to specific groups. New distribution groups can be requested and are created by Information Technology. Distribution group owners can manage and edit their own group membership. Distribution Group Management Instructions Groups that you own Sign in to the Distribution Group Portal with your SLU credentials. In the "Distribution groups I own" section, click on the group you would like to manage. Above the list of groups, click the Edit button (the button that looks like…

A few helpful hints to make your Canvas experience as successful as possible: Note that not all faculty use Canvas, and if they do, they may not make your Canvas course site available until the first day your class meets ... or even at a later date. If you don't have access to your Canvas course site when you expect you should, you may want to check first with your professor to confirm it is available If you add the course after the start of the semester, there can be a day or two delay before your registration adds you to your Canvas course site. Your professor can add you to the Canvas…

Information On St. Lawrence's campus, there are public copiers that can be used to print documents for class. Each student gets a printing budget of $48 annually. Black and White pages cost 6 cents per page, color pages cost 30 cents per page. This service is called SLU Public Printing. IT recommends you install SLU Public Printing onto your computer so you can print natively with the "Print" options across different apps. However, there are alternative ways to print as well. Once you have printed to SLU Public Printing, simply hold up your ID card to the card reader at any public copier until…